But this time, what made me impatient was not only work-related matters, but also the boy next to me.

Even though it had only been a few days since they last met, it felt like an eternity. She knew that her relationship with Li Xiuyuan wasn't yet that of boyfriend and girlfriend, and neither of them had explicitly stated that they wanted to be in a relationship, but she had already tasted the bitterness of longing.

The car stopped in front of Xiaokang Restaurant. Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying got out of the car and entered the restaurant. The lobby manager couldn't help but take a second look at Li Xiuyuan with a pretty girl.

It wasn't because Su Ziying was so beautiful that she lost her composure, but rather because this was the first time Li Xiuyuan had brought a girl to dinner alone since they met.

Li Xiuyuan usually comes to attend various dinner parties with a large group of people, but this time it's just the two of them.

Actually, she didn't know that Li Xiuyuan had come to the county government office alone with Wu Yiyi once before, which was their first time. However, at that time, Li Xiuyuan was not the county magistrate's secretary, but just a staff member of the county government office, so naturally the lobby manager wouldn't have noticed.

After settling in the private room, the manager poured tea for Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying before leaving the room and starting to serve the dishes.

"The environment in the provincial capital is truly nurturing. Teacher Su looks even more beautiful than I have in just a few days," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile as he looked at Su Ziying.

Upon hearing this, Su Ziying said playfully, "Your taste has improved since I last saw you."

"Haha." Li Xiuyuan laughed. He hadn't expected Su Ziying to have this side to her. At the same time, he could feel that his relationship with Su Ziying had taken another step closer.

Otherwise, Su Ziying would not have shown such an expression in front of him.

The two chatted back and forth, talking a lot. At one point, Li Xiuyuan tentatively asked Su Ziying, "Are your uncle and aunt in good health?"

"It's fine." Su Ziying didn't delve deeper into the topic, and Li Xiuyuan didn't press the matter further.

After the two finished eating, Li Xiuyuan drove Su Ziying back to the central town. Once they arrived, Li Xiuyuan drove directly to the entrance of the town's middle school.

Su Ziying still has some luggage in her dormitory in the central town. She had packed it up before the holiday, but she didn't send it to Meilin Village.

Today, Li Xiuyuan will help deliver these luggage over first, so that Su Ziying can settle in in advance.

So Li Xiuyuan planned to drive directly to the teachers' dormitory building. Anyway, it was a holiday and there weren't many people in the school. Li Xiuyuan didn't care about Old Zhang, the gatekeeper of the town's middle school.

Anyway, it's already a misunderstanding.

Moreover, Su Ziying is going to Meilin Village soon, so it doesn't matter what rumors are circulating at the town's middle school.

Li Xiuyuan drove up to the gate, honked the horn, and the gatekeeper, Old Zhang, came out. Li Xiuyuan leaned out of the car window, and Old Zhang, seeing it was Li Xiuyuan, quickly opened the door, instinctively saying, "Mayor Li, Teacher Su hasn't returned..."

Before he could finish speaking, Old Zhang saw Su Ziying in the passenger seat: "So Teacher Su is back."